Is southern Yemen’s next phase being decided on the ground?
Security fragmentation and regional rivalries are reshaping power in southern Yemen.
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Africa must boycott the 2026 World Cup
Africa faces a historic sporting and moral choice over the US-hosted tournament.
On Ukraine, ‘liberal’ war hawks make the far right look like peacemakers
The louder the West talks about defeating Russia, the further peace in Ukraine moves out of reach.
The USS Honduras sets sail again
Honduras is slipping back into Washington’s imperial orbit.
Why did Saif al-Islam Gaddafi have to die?
His name offered an alternative line of succession that Libya’s rival elites could neither control nor neutralise.
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The UK’s shrinking centre is Keir Starmer’s real crisis
The political settlement underpinning Labour’s governing model is starting to fracture.
I am one of 22,000 Gaza patients waiting in desperation for evacuation
Like thousands of other Palestinians, I am slowly dying, trapped between a health system in ruins and a closed border.
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Pakistan can sell weapons in the Middle East, but can it sell security?
Pakistan’s defence exports are growing, but internal insecurity threatens its ambitions.
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Somalia is the missing pillar of Red Sea and Gulf of Aden stability
Somalia’s stability is essential to securing global trade corridors and regional security.
Iran-US talks in Muscat bought time, not a deal
The negotiations reopened diplomacy, but mistrust and military pressure raise the question of how much time remains.
India now sets the terms of global cricket
India’s financial dominance is reshaping the sport’s global balance.
